June 2021
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He: Did you know that they are now playing seven-inning games? Me: Yeah, double-headers. And that they're starting a runner on second base in extra inning games? He: Good thing Dad didn't know about this. It would have killed him on the spot. Me: Yeah, sure would have. DH rule took a couple of years…
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This stand of magnificent trees is composed of red pines, pinus resinosa. Each tree is between 60 and 65 feet tall and they are all exactly 51 years old. How can I be so sure about height and age? Height is easy to determine using the Calloway 300 Pro Laser Range Finder. Age? Here's the…
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It may not be immediately obvious or dramatic, but the large tree in the middle of the picture is a white birch. It towers over the red maple and the beeches that are to its left. White birches do not often attain such size, nor are they long-lived, at least in our part of the…